[kennysoona]

> So the US has the moral right to install a western style gov into other countries?

Sometimes, yes. A more powerful entity has a moral right to act to stop cruelty and abuse if they can.

I think acting to dismantle the Taliban, for example, is completely justifiable morally.

[skellington]

I didn't realize I was talking to George Bush.

I guess the US gets to unilaterally decide what's right and wrong for the world, and kill however many people it takes to demonstrate the shining hope that is Western democracy!

[kennysoona]

Anyone with the power to stop injustice should do so. That's not a controversial position at all.